ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,599,517, issued on April 14.

"Stretcher equipped with systems for attaching removable medical equipment" was invented by Antar Daouk (Paris).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to a stretcher intended for transporting patients, comprising a frame including poles, the ends of which act as carrying handles, said frame being equipped with at least one attachment system making it possible to attach at least one piece of equipment for providing assistance to a patient being transported, as well as a series of trays constituting a lying surface which can be articulated according to the desired positions for the patient, said a...